WWE's Most Hated Man: Ultimate Warrior Story

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At WrestleMania 6, Ultimate Warrior did what no other man had done before him, defeat Hulk Hogan for the WWF Title. This moment was Warrior’s crowning moment and serves as a key part of the enigma that was his career. Warrior endeared himself to millions of fans during his peak while at the same time becoming hated by many of his peers. Rick Rude and Bret Hart are two of many who despised Warrior, particularly when he was WWF Champion as Hart would say he “prayed” for Warrior to drop the belt back to Hogan because he was a bad leader. Warrior’s story is both complex and fascinating. He began his wrestling career in 1985 after a brief bodybuilding career. Originally, he wanted to be a chiropractor, but decided pro wrestling would be a better option for him. Warrior was money motivated in his decision to become a wrestler as he had little interest in the actual industry. Him not being a fan of the sport is something many of his peers have knocked him for. Regardless, Ultimate Warrior achieved great success with the WWE after his debut in 1987. With that success, Warrior captivated a generation of young wrestling fans. Fans who were at the right age at the right time hold Ultimate Warrior in a special regard. He was everything you could ever want in a pro wrestler. He was built like a comic book character. Completely with a bodybuilder physique, colorful ring gear, and fluorescent face paint, Warrior would use this natural charisma to become one of the most beloved figures from WWE’s golden era. However, Ultimate Warrior is one of the most fascinating characters to ever grace a wrestling ring. He is perhaps the most universally disliked wrestlers amongst his peers in the history of the business. Combined with how beloved he his by most wrestling fans, it makes for an interesting dynamic when discussing his legacy. To me, Ultimate Warrior is one of the top 30 wrestlers of all time. His program with Hulk Hogan in 1990 where he won the WWF title at WrestleMania 6 alone propels him into a different stratosphere. His career was that of a hurricane; he stormed down and took over the wrestling world for a short time before vanishing forever, aside from two very brief comebacks in the late 90s. What makes him so fascinating is the wide range of opinions about him. Some fans absolutely love him and will have in their top five all time, while others won’t even include him in the top 500! Does Warrior deserve the harsh criticism he receives from his peers and fans? Maybe so if the stories about him out there are true. But with him, it’s not just tales and legends, we have actual evidence of the kind of man he was from his own mouth thanks to blog posts, interviews, and appearances he made throughout his lifetime. There is one story in particular about the man Jim Hellwig and his dealing with a young fan that will absolutely shock those of you who have not heard it before. Warrior is a tough one to talk about because he draws such a strong reaction from fans whether it’s negative or positive. Regardless, I’m going to do my best to unpack the fascinating story of Jim Hellwig, the man behind the face paint and colorful tassels. The goal of this video is to answer a few questions: Is Ultimate Warrior the most hated wrestler of all time? Why did so many dislike him? And is that hate justified? This is WWE’s Most Hated Man: The Ultimate Warrior Story

[@pauldibble3025]

The Warrior is the reason why I'm a huge wrestling fan to this day. It seems like he's wasn't the nicest person and he was not the best wrestler but the 8 year old me loved him. His energy was so infectious everytime I watched him as a kid I got so excited. Even though there are lots of stories about him being hard to work with, I will always put him in my top 3 because without him I might not be such a big fan of wrestling today. RIP Warrior

[@Baddawg_313]

I agree so much with what you said....I had to check that I didn't leave that comment. Most people will never know what is was like as an 8 year old to hear that music and see that man run out. Him....and Macho Man. Who else is in your top 3? You mentioned it and I'm curious.

[@WWEUncovered]

Respect

[@pauldibble3025]

My top three who has entertained me most is Ultimate Warrior, The Rock and Stonecold. They might not be classed as good wrestlers but they are the ones that entertained most over the years and like you as a 8 year old hearing Ultimate Warriors music just sent me wild.

[@Baddawg_313]

@pauldibble3025 I get it. Believe me. Side note: I just buried my mom. I really hope you and your family are well. 1 thing I wish I would've done was prepare for death....like get life insurance. Sorry to ramble but I really wish someone would have told me.

[@EliasRoy]

Rest in Peace Macho Man, most people loved him and rarely had any issues with anybody ❤

[@WWEUncovered]

What a king

[@jte1407]

That Pedigree no sell from WrestleMania 12 is hilarious

[@EliasRoy]

More ironic that he beat Triple H 😂😂😂

[@WWEUncovered]

Absolutely

[@thewhitepanther6052]

U cant buy a pop that huge! He was legit star

[@WWEUncovered]

For sure

[@darthnowlan]

Bret isn't bitter. He is passionate about the business. I get that.

[@WWEUncovered]

That’s one way to describe it

[@EliasRoy]

I’m 19 and I remember watching Top 10 (or Top 5) Ultimate Warrior’s greatest moments and was captivated by his character and charisma. Despite him being a arsehole in real life, I understood why he was popular in his time. Dude’s aura was something else

[@WWEUncovered]

Unbelievable aura

[@rabbithole8858]

Hogan is worse.

[@diegoarmando5489]

Hogan and McMahon are going to end up in Hell with Warrior.

[@jimedwards9171]

Definitely, even as a baby face he had bad guy tactics. I remember when sid justice knocked him out the royal rumble and he grabbed sids arm and tried to pull him out, screaming at the fans for sympathy like it was some big controversial moment that has happened to him. The next day me and my old friends where like ....yep we are done with Hogan. Final nail in the coffin, it was boring after years of hulkamania anyways

[@cathaldowdall7467]

Over a longer period of time Hogan was major POS 💩. Bret Hart Yoko 93. Sting starcade 97. Shawn Michaels in 2006 . He probably live to 90

[@jte1407]

Congrats on 5K subs!!!!!!!!!

[@EliasRoy]

WWE in 2018 & 2021 when G?

[@WWEUncovered]

Thanks bro!

[@marcbeil8342]

Warrior is a motivation in my life since forever!

[@WWEUncovered]

Why is that? Just curious

[@darkviolet]

He made me fall in love with wrestling as a little kid. I thought he was awesome. As an adult, not so much. Especially his atrocious beliefs and opinions. But I don't think he's the most hated ever either.

[@johnnyg5957]

I was fortunate enough to meet the warrior and talk to the warrior on a few occasions I lived in Arizona and Scottsdale and I worked out at his gym I was in high school and he was nothing but nice to me maybe because I was a member of the gym I don't know I remember the first time I really talked to him I was wearing one of his hats from his gym and it was all beat up that's old He went around the counter and he gave me two new ones for free I thought that was great I thanked him I didn't ask He just did it but he was nothing but nice to me as far as professionally I don't know and I was hoping he would clear some of those things up in one of his DVDs the one he did after he made up with the WWE but he really didn't address those issues that happened in self-destruction of the ultimate warrior but I can see professionally how he would not be easy to deal with

[@WWEUncovered]

Love that story

[@A-Man79]

The Warrior was right for the time. I don't believe he could've succeeded in any other era.

[@WWEUncovered]

I might agree with that

[@scifiguy26]

The reason I started watch wrestling back then was because of the warrior & even though I don't watching wrestling anymore I'm still a fan of his 💪I could give two f**** about what he did outside the ring most of those wrestler seems jealous when they talk crap about him he's been dead for years they are still talking mess about him 😆

[@paulhager1281]

Makes me hate the warrior...that's terrible doing that to that kid and his family

[@johnnunes2993]

The warrior was the worst wrestler ever. Didn’t know how to work a match and was so stiff that nobody wanted to work with him. He was selfish and didn’t respect the industry or anyone else. I wasn’t a fan of his because of his attitude. My favourite wrestler was Roddy Piper, and when they put the belt on the Warrior, l was P’i$$eD and hated him even more.

[@cathaldowdall7467]

88-92 and that was that . He was a bad POS 💩

[@DaTruth683]

from my account, Warrior never politic to f other wrestlers, like hogan

[@WWEUncovered]

He did with Jake

[@TheOther644]

@@WWEUncovered He didn't politic or screw Jake, but was an ass to Jake backstage, which wasn't cool. But I get do to Jakes heavy drug issues than that there was some concerns with his reliability. Yes Warrior did cost him money by no showing stuff, cuz this was during the pay stuff with Vince. But it was Vince who makes the matches, and it was Vince that decided not to keep pushing Jake during or after this. So I think alot of Jake's anger was misplaced, thankfully Warrior did apologize to him at 2014's HoF.

[@paulhager1281]

Favorite wrestler until I heard the make a wish story..cool look but ugly personality

[@WWEUncovered]

Not a great look

[@JasonReed-lz8sz]

Interesting! Ultimate Warrior is THE reason I got into wrestling. The character is totally unique. Jim Hellwig portrayed this character in exactly the same way that an actor plays a character in TV, movies or even theatre. The two are not really related. Harrison Ford portrayed the coolest guy in the universe…but he’s NOT Han Solo! Wrestlers are athletes who are also actors. Whether you like the actor or not, the wrestling character is what we actually watch perform, either in ring or on the mic. Warrior is my number 1 wrestler of all time, closely followed by Macho Man. When they worked together it was magic! Jim Hellwig and Randy Poffo on the other hand…maybe not such great guys! We have to separate the character from the performer…it’s just like the movies!

[@cathaldowdall7467]

There wouldn't be too many wrestlers sorry for him when he died .

[@TheOther644]

So sick of Warrior hating. It doesn't help the video leaves things out and doubles down on the hater bull. Checkout stuff DDP (who talked about how Warrior told him that seeing the fun his having made Warrior remember why he first fall in love with the business), RVD, Tatanka, Lacey Von Erich, Godfather (on how he helped put over his Papa Shango gimmick), Owen, Savage, Jimmy Hart, and Warlord (who talked about how Warrior stood up for the boys when a promoter tried to screw them) to name a few have said about him. I don't buy Bret's Make A Wish thing, cuz no one else has backed this story and just given how I've always heard how good Warrior was with the fan's and specially kids. That and Bret didn't like Hogan, so I don't buy him wanting Hogan to have it. Even Warrior, who got along with the Hart's said he was confused by Bret's sudden dislike of him. The vid cuts off what Undertaker said about the Airport thing. It leaves out that he even back Warrior a bit. In that he said he understands that your traveling all over the world, its early in the morning and people aren't always in the best of moods. That he spoke to Warrior right after, and told him that's not cool and he needs to cool down. I mean k, the man had a bad moment, but his not the only one. Hell HBK has been known in the passed to be a dick to fan's, and no one takes shots at him. Rude, I'm not sure cuz he was known for starting fights backstage. But he and Rude go back to WCCW, and other then being stiff there was no real mention of any issues. I say the things Dibiase talk crap about him, and knowing Warrior's history I call bull. He comes across like a jealous hater, which is sad cuz his matches with Warrior are some of my favs. Heenan was a well known 2face liar, and his neck was hurting before Warrior touched him. Warrior said he never told him about it before or after. I don't agree with the hoping Heenan die stuff, but given how much the 2men hated each other I'd take it with a grain of salt. Jake I feel the hate was misplaced, not the things he said to Jake, that wasn't cool. I to get with Jakes drug stuff and not being overly reliable Warrior didn't trust him. But the hate should be at Vince, he was the one that stopped the push. It's odd that Jake said they didn't meet again till 2014's HoF, since they were in WWS together in 93 in Germany. And were even on a talk show together joking around, so if Jake hated him and wanted to hurt him then why not then? Andre never had issues with him, and even painting his face like him and called himself The Ultimate Giant. But he did ask Warrior to slow down cuz he was pretty sick, and him being stiff hurt more then it usually would. But he would get so pumped that he would still come in flying, so Andre popped him one. That's it, and noting more to it. If Andre didn't like you, then you ain't slamming him, and he'll throw you around. But that never happened, and they worked together alot. Warrior was the last person to wrestle Andre in a singles match in WWf. Like Jimmy Hart once said that Warrior just that he was so intense that when he grabbed you or hit you, he could leave you bruised and sore. And thats it!. Warrior didn't get into wrestling for money and did care about it. He was making 25 to 50 bucks a night, in the indies/territories, so no one was doing it for the money. Yes he did at first get into it to pay for his chiropractor career, but dropped that and stayed with wrestling. He even went back to the indies, where it all began for him, in 08 to have his retirement match. I agree he wasn't as good as Shawn, but bull he wasn't has good as Hogan and he was as big too. If Warrior couldn't wrestle and just looked good, he wouldn't of lasted as long as he did, and he wouldn't have been champ for almost a year. And I heard they had planned to make him champ again, but it would of meant he'd turn heel and he wouldn't go for it. Then the steroid thing happened. The issues with Vince didn't happen cuz he was rude to a kid, it was around the same time as the pay and letter thing in 91. So makes me wonder if he snaped at the kid had to do with the stress of that? He left after SummerSlam, but he was under contract so they refused to let him leave. When Hogan was gonna leave they ask Warrior to come back. Then later the steroid thing, which I heard he felt Vince had thrown him under the bus and was fired. The hold up Vince, people act like he was the only one. Even tho he was just trying to get what he was owed. But still, Bret, Hogan, Honky Tonk to name a few have all done it. The difference is they pulled it off where Warrior got screwed. He didn't bury H, it was apart of his comeback gimmick. And who tries to hit a finisher on a legend right off the bat. Do people really think Undertaker or Hogan would have stayed down and not gotten right back up. But its funny cuz H took part in Vince attempt to ruin Warrior by making that bull DvD, and then after he had nothing but nice things to say. Sure they had a moment backstage, but that was cuz Warrior wanted H to come talk to him like a man, and not through someone else. He's old school. During this time his father did die, and he told them he'd need some time. He didn't like his father, but it was still his father. That and according to him, their deal for him coming back was that he'd get a cut of anything they sold with him on it. They didn't, so he further no showed and they fired him. They screwed him once in WcW, they brought him in with promises of things to come after his match with Hogan. Only to learn after the match that Hogan had him brought in to get his win back, and wanted to recapture their WM6 moment. After the match was over, he appeared once, and they had him sit at home till his contract was up. Sadly there was a time outside the ring where he said some f'd up things, and I don't agree with it. But largely I think it had to do with him reaching his breaking point and just going off. I mean I've even seen a vid of his own wife talked about that time, and she was like what the hell is going on, this isn't the man I married. The man is still a legend in the industry, and I'm not saying he was perfect. But people still taking shots at him when others have done the same thing, and worse. So what if Warrior was stiff, not overly social, had an ego and said some really dumb thing outside the ring. He wasn't the only one, and he isn't even close to being as bad as those like Hogan, Punk (in the past), Moolah, DiBiase Jr, H (in the past), and the biggest scumbag of them all Vince.

[@TedDiabetes]

Settle down, Beavis.

[@WWEUncovered]

Thank you for watching and expressing your opinion

[@TheOther644]

@@WWEUncovered Sorry, I didn't mean to leave such a long message and even tried to shorten it lol But it gets annoying when the more or less same misinformation from haters keeps getting spread around.

[@MrZappaman420]

wow, you're long-winded

[@MikeHart72]

Do you know what a paragraph is and when to start a new one ?